Čandek Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Čandek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 85 | 1:29,267 | 6,001 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Candek (41) are calculated separately.
Čandek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čandek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Čandek occurs most in Slovenia. It may also be found as a variant: Candek. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Čandek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,020,555th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Čandek is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čandek reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Čandek is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 29,267. In Slovenia Čandek is most numerous in: Coastal-Karst, where 46 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 34 percent live and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 20 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candek | 94 | 41 | / |
| Zandek | 83 | 120 | / |
| Čandík | 83 | 39 | / |
| Čandik | 83 | 19 | / |
| Chandek | 77 | 37 | / |
| Zandeck | 77 | 13 | / |
| Candiek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Candeak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chandeck | 71 | 126 | / |
| Candieck | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chandhek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chandeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Candik | 67 | 432 | / |
| Czadek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Candec | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zondek | 67 | 38 | / |
| Condek | 67 | 38 | / |
| Zandik | 67 | 27 | / |
| Čandíková | 67 | 27 | / |
| Čandiková | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zandec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Candeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çandik | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Čandek
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